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MATT Concrete's thin panels 'engineered to make a difference'

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MATT Concrete's thin panels 'engineered to make a difference'

A line of thin concrete panels made by Delta, B.C.-based MATT Concrete is designed to retain the aesthetic of the material, without the weight and carbon footprint. The company's products are designed to replace thick precast concrete panels.

Burnaby dev. pivotal in Grosvenor's sustainability efforts

Projects such as Brentwood Block in Burnaby, B.C. are front and centre in Grosvenor Group’s efforts to reduce the carbon emissions from its North American real estate portfolio, as highlighted in its first sustainability report.

Quebec OK's 124 MW Haute-Chaudière wind farm

The Quebec government has given the green light to the Haute-Chaudière wind farm, located in the territories of Frontenac, Audet and Lac-Mégantic. The project will produce 124 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy and cost $550 million.

Moment Energy secures $5M investment

Coquitlam, B.C.-based Moment Energy Inc. announced Tuesday it has secured $5 million in financing from TD Innovation Partners. Moment Energy repurposes retired lithium-ion batteries into energy storage systems for commercial, industrial and utility applications.

Northland signs 5-year PPA with Shell for Europe wind farm

Toronto-based Northland Power Inc. (NPI-T) has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe, covering approximately one third of the output from the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm.  

SOFIAC to expand decarbonization retrofit business

Montreal-based SOFIAC, which provides energy-saving and decarbonization retrofits for industrial buildings by taking on the financial risk, is set to expand the business by raising more money to fund its operations.

Lululemon revises goals for ‘preferred’ materials

Vancouver-based apparel maker Lululemon (LULU-Q) has added a 2030 renewable energy goal for top suppliers, while downgrading procurement plans that called for including at least 25 per cent of “preferred” materials by weight in all of its products by 2030.

Cleantek sees Q3 revenue jump 18% YoY

Calgary-based Cleantek Industries Inc. (CTEK-X) reported revenue of $3.3 million for Q3, an 18 per cent year-over-year (YoY) increase compared to Q3 2024. Gross profit for the quarter was $1.9 million, representing 58 per cent of revenue.

NEO Battery and Nascent to work on AI, defence drones

Toronto-based NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (NBM-X) has entered a joint product development agreement (JPDA) with U.S.-based Nascent Materials Inc. Through the JPDA, NEO and Nascent will jointly develop lithium-ion batteries for defence drones and artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.

Hybrid Power Solutions in strategic MOU with CarboMat

Hybrid Power Solutions Inc. (HPSS-CN) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CarboMat Inc. The non-binding MOU establishes a joint development partnership to engineer low-cost, sustainable anode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries.

B.C. redrawing EV sales mandate

British Columbia has abandoned a rebate program for electric vehicles (EVs) that it paused six months ago and is scrapping a mandate that every new vehicle sold in the province must be zero-emission by 2035.

Used EV prices hit 2025 high as new EV sales drop

Demand for pre-owned EVs hit a record in October, which has driven used EV prices to a new 2025 high, according to a Clutch Inc. report. Used EV prices reached an average of $42,047, the report said.

GTHA emissions are ‘moving in the wrong direction’

Efforts to reduce carbon pollution in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) are working, albeit slowly, but continue to be undermined by Ontario’s increasingly dirty electrical grid, a new report found.

The risk and promise of offshore wind energy in Nova Scotia

ANALYSIS: The rollout of nation-building renewable energy must strike a delicate balance between the need for power and the effect that gigawatt-scale wind generation will have on an ecosystem many Nova Scotians already rely on for their livelihoods, particularly fishers.

Why isn’t renewable energy replacing fossil fuels faster?

COLUMN: A decade ago, the cheapest way to meet growing demand for electricity was to build more coal or natural gas power plants. Not anymore. Yet renewable energy projects face headwinds, including in the world’s fast-growing developing countries.

Can methane cuts help avert a climate collapse?

Shifting the world’s energy systems to burn less fossil fuels is taking decades, time we no longer have to spare. Some scientists believe the answer lies elsewhere: with methane, the powerful greenhouse gas.

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